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2012 Olympics

Olympics spark renewed interest in sport

Ipswich tennis player Elena Baltacha is promoting tennis as a sport that youngsters can get involved in. Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/Press Association Images

When London won the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games it came with a pledge to inspire a new generation of sports stars. Since the heroics of Lewis Smith and the rest of the British gymnastics team one gym club in Peterborough's already reporting a rise in interest from new members.